Archives for March 27, 2009

‘“He’s got the best record and the best numbers,” Ruff said. “There’s no reason that our guys shouldn’t even play harder in front of Ryan now, getting him back and saying, ‘We’re going to buy you a little time to get into these games and get ready to play.’”’

‘"No one’s made me into a savior," he said after practice. "I’m a goalie. I go out, and I try and stop the puck. If I can help make a difference, I want to do it. I’m by no means a guarantee, and I’m by no means a savior. I can only go out there and give my honest effort and get in the way to stop the puck."’

‘”That’s the way this league works,” Moore said after practice in HSBC Arena. “Players change teams a lot. You have to face your old teams. Again, it’s an important game because it’s an important game for us in our drive to make something happen here. That’s why it’s important.”‘

‘The Alumni Team included Rob Ray, Craig Muni, Mike Boland, Derek Smith and Morris Titanic, along with Kevyn Adams, who won a Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes and now lives in Bemus Point during summer, and Ruben Brown, formerly an offensive lineman with the Buffalo Bills.’

‘”It is extremely important we make the playoffs,” Ruff said during a phone interview last night. “We are sometimes the heartbeat of the city and have been, given that the Bills haven’t made the playoffs (since Jan. 8, 2000). “We NEED to make it.”‘

‘”I think he’s probably more into the role he’s supposed to be in — a third or fourth-line checking centre who is going to spend more time on the defensive side than be involved in the offence,” Wilson said of Moore, who has three points in nine games with Buffalo.’